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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-06-11
mo. 80.

general opinion is that she will
have it buried with her.
Miss Harden was q lady of adj
vanced age, the exact number of
her years not being known. Her
father, the late Gen. Harden, was
at one time very wealthy man in
this section, but after the war most
of his fortune was swept away.
When he died his daughter APP
piled herself to the task of recov-
ering most of the property, and,
Notwithstanding fearful odds, sue
ceeded in getting back much of it
She had been splendidly educated,
and her natural talents were great
and varied. An accomplished
linguist, she wrote and spoke
several languages, being especially
proficient In French, which she
pronounced with the ease and cor
RICHNESS of an educated Partisan.
For many years she was in the
employ of well-known publishing
houses in the North, her work
being translating the works of
French authors into English. She
not only maintained herself by this
work, but was successful in laying
aside each year q snug sum, which
was applied to the object she ever
had in view, regaining possession
of the property of her father. It
is said that she was in the employ
of the French legation in this
country for several years, long ago,
her services being required in put
ting the necessary state documents
pertaining to the work of the lega-
tion into French.
It is not known how much her
estate will be worth. It has been
considerably reduced. At one time
it was large, but now the largest
estimates do not place it beyond
$25, 600. It is not known whether
she left . will, Is there has been no
opportunity Is yet of making an
examination Of her effects, but the
rumor is abroad that she has made
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, of
this city, her sole heir. The con-
gregation Of that parish has been
particularly kind to her, nursing
and comforting her in her last sick
ness, and it may be that the rumor
is based upon some remarks of the
sick woman, showing her gratitude
to those who were kind to her when
the clouds were closing about her
life. She viii probably be buried
tomorrow in Oconee Cemetery.
though no official announcement
Of the funeral has yet been made
public.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-06-11
How to Kill a Town.
Oppose its improvements.
Run it down to strangers

oppose It's improvements.
Run it down to strangers.
Go to some other town to trade.
Do not invest cent in it: lay your
money out somewhere else.
Lengthen your face when . stranger
talks Of locating in it.
If man wants to buy your property
charge him two prices.
If he wants to buy anybody else's in
terfere aud discourage him.
Be sure to discredit the motives of
public spirited citizens.
Do your best to divide your town up
in factions, and keep one fighting the
other.
If you can't hog everything, judge
everything by yourself and accuse
them If doing it.
When . meeting 10 called for some
public enterprise, stay away from it
and thereby show Others that you
would not think of doing any thing for
the town you live in.
By carefully following these rules .
good healthy kicker can do wonders
toward keeping desirable people out Of
town and disgust public spirited ones
in it 90 they win want t0 get away.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-06-11

In about all of the parishes ex-
cept Grant the governor has APP
pointed delegates to attend the
Interstate Farmers Convention,
which is to meet at Atlanta, Ga,
August 18th. We don't know
whether it is because the governor
is unaware that Grant has farmers
within her limits, or because he
don't think them of sufficient i'm
portance to notice.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-06-11

Hon. William A. Wheeler who
served as vice-President in the
Hayes administration, died at his
home in Malone, N. Y. at 1910 the
morning of June 4. He remained
in a comatose state during the
night and passed peacefully away
without a sign of recognition of
those about him.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-06-11
Mr.. Calvit Declines.

The following letter is in keeping
with the modesty and worth of the
writer, and will be duly appreciated
by his many friends:
MONTGOMERY. La, June 2, 81.
Editor Co!fax Chronicle:
DEAR SR-I have just read your kindly
mention of my name in connection with
the Office of State Superintendent Of
Public Education, and, while am deeply
grateful for the honor you have done me,
and your fattering appreciation Of my
absorbing interest in the paramount canse
OF education, permit me to say that /
cannot become candidate for position
which can be 80 readily filed by others
much better qualified for 80 responsible
an Office.
With sentiments of the highest esteem,
l am, very truly, yours. etc,
w. ]. CAnvrr.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-06-11
A Superb Defense.
New Orleans 6tatss.l

With much force and clearness
Senator Reagan, in his letter of
May 10 to Colonel Morrison, shows
cause for the long and short haul
provision of the Interstate Com
MERGE Act.
The charging by railways of q
smaller figure for transportation
over longer than over shorter dis
tances where there is competition
in transportation, and then charg-
ing on the short haul at intermedi-
ate points more than q just rate of
compensation to make up the loss
of revenue on long hauls, is an un-
doubted taxing Of a part of the
people to pay for carrying the
freight of another part Of the
people"
This policy of the railways, as
he says, can only have the effect
which probably it is intended to
have-of increasing the value of
all property and labor and amount
of business done at the competing
centres; and per contra it is bound
to have, as it has had, q disastrous
effect on the intermediate or short
haul points thus unjustly discrimi-
mated against There, it depreci-
ates the value of land, labor and
all kinds of property, and reduces
the volume Of business and drives
away manufacturing establish
ments.
Now there are not q few millions
of people whose interests lie at
these intermediate points; and it
was the express purpose OF Con-
gress in the Legislation in question
to give some reasonable show to
these interests, of which they have
been totally deprived in the past
by the Ubiquitous railroad discrimi-
nation we have mentioned.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-06-11

The great and progressive Times
Democrat has only had a little
eight or ten line squib about the
gold of Grant parish, and in all the
discussion of the subject has re-
manned as dumb as an oyster. It
sent man here to investigate, but
has never given the result of the
investigation. Come, Mr.. I'd,
wake up, and let us know what in
terest you have in the matter.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-06-11

In speaking of the information
from Mr.. s. H. Day, of Nevada,
last week, relative to mining, ETC.,
we made the mistake of quoting
him as saying: "a great deal of
the State of California is worked
for the gold it contains" It should
have been "slate" of California.
Everybody knows that a great
deal of that State is worked for
gold, but everybody don't know, as
Mr.. Day does, that the ''slate" that
encased the veins formerly worked
is now being crushed and worked
for the gold in the slate itself,
which, up to a few years ago, has
been passed by as utterly worthless.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-06-11

Preparations are being made to
put the Backbone forfeiture act
into operation. The rights of the
road and the rights of settlers on
the grant are plainly and def
nitely stated in the act We will
publish its purport more fully in
our next issue.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-06-11

The Louisiana Advance, Of Bienvslle
parish, il Publishing the charter Of the
Alexandria, Arcadia and Fort Smith
railroad. The capital stock of the
company is fixed at 81 900. 900 consist
ing of 10000 shares of 800 each. The
domicils Of the company is fixed st
Arcadia, La, The road is chartered
to run through the parishes Of Clai-
borne, Bienville, Winn, Grant and
Rapides. -Town Talk.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-06-11

An Athens Ga. special, of May
IA, says: In her modest home on
Hancock Avenue, Miss Mary Har-
den, long q resident of Athens,
died tonight
For several days she has been
failing rapidly, and the watchers
at her bedside knew early this
morning that her life on earth was
rapidly drawing near its close.
Miss Harden has been living for
many years q secluded life, rarely
passing beyond the threshold Of
her own domicile. Indeed, there
are many citizens living here who
have never seen Miss Harden, so
secluded has her life been. Years
ago she was q young and attractive
maiden, in all the glory and fresh
ness of beautiful young woman
hood.
At that time she met John How
ard Payne, the author of "Home,
Sweet Home" and the charms Of
her person and mind attracted
strongly the fancy of Payne. He
grew to worship and finally to idol
ize her, and time and again offered
her his hand and his heart She
liked him not well enough perhaps
to wed him, but her friendship for
him was sufficiently strong to cause
her to treasure his memory and
preserve with almost religious rev.
erence the few mementoes of her
former and long since dead lover.
She has in her possession the orig
inal manuscript of that touching
ballad, "Home, Sweet Home,
which Payne wrote. Frequently
has she been importuned by auto
graph hunters and spectators to
part with this document One gem
tleman, the agent of a well-known
magazine, offered her $500 for the
manuscript but she refused him,
saying: II have been offered many
times $500 for it."
1t is said here by some who have
seen the original that the manu-
script is interlined with love mes
sages and other tokens of affection
in Payne's handwriting, and the
fact that these tokens of a once liv-
ing and breathing love will be put
before the public deferred her
from even parting with il. It is
not known by any one what dispo-
sition she viii make Of this docu-
ment It is even limited that she
has destroyed it, fearing in case Of
her death that it might fall into
other than friendly hands, and .
love that was once sacred and
tender to her become . sport and
q jest with the world. But the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-06-11

An infallisble remedy for . rust
ing teakettle, says an exchange,
is to brown coffee in it A thor
ough washing Of soap and water
win remove all the odor and smoke
of the coffee, and leave the kettle
smooth and free from rust
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-06-11

How long can . goose stand ON
one foot? Try I'll That's the way
the other goose found out
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-08

use other tbsn ths johnson girde
rail, temporarily. Received and FLED.
From Napoleon Hill, president OF
the Citizens Street Railroad Com.
psny, for grade between Mississippi
and Tennessee depot and Jackson
street, with view TO repair Its tracks
and lay double track. Referred to
the president, engineer and attorney.
From X. @. Lstting, manager Of
Chicksssw Refining Com pany, to make
extensive repairs and alterations in
their property. Referred to Messrs.
Montgomery, Randls and Kney, with
power to act; and also to the pYesiden
as to leasing OF Exchange street.
From G. W. Smith, to purchase from
the city a lot northeast corner Gayoso
and fernando. President authorized
to sell at auction to the highe ct bidder
for cash, proceeds to 20 to the City
Hall fund, at a price Of not less than
$500.
From A. Kohlbry 4 Co., to be re-
loved from ths purchase OF Court
Square fence. Rejected, and he was
ordered to remove his property.
From Jacob M. Haid, to have Sycs-
more street opened to Sixth street and
to prevent the erection Of buildings on
the street line. Referred to city at
torney and engineer.
From James G. Hennlng, for the
city to deed to him the strip OF land
between bis lot, corner OF Manassas
and Poplar street, on condition that
he put down stone curbing and stone
sidewalk along the same. Rejected.
From lie Moyne school, to be grant
ed an extension OF 100 days In which
to lay brick sidewalk in front of the
school. Granted.
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ImEINnIsCREEr YouNa IA

the INDIsCREgr YOUNG NAN
OF the Jackson Miss Adrriis.r, who
has taken the contract to make the
people believe that Jonsi Hamilton,
the murderer Of young Gsmbrel, 10 a
faint, IL making q mees Of il, a. was 10
be expected. Before undertaking Il
he should have tried his hand al max
Ing "the worser appear the better
part, or making black white" Ham
ilton. a. the penilentisry lessee, be-
cAmo political boss. To sus.
tain himself at this altitude
II was necessary that he
should have an undIspu,ed sway. He
could not, therefore, permit Gsmbrell
TO criticize him independently. Ne
demonstrated with dsmbrell by proxy,
bu, TO no end. The young editor bad
q mind Of his own. and was indepsn-
dent. lie continued 10 write the truth,
and Hamilton deemed II bis duty 10
himself TO sseassina,e him, and he did.
He selected weapons, time, place and
ssln,anis, and did his work TO-
mopelessly and cruelty. Tha. Ia
tho tum and substance Of the
evidences In the case, and Hamilton's
young man Of the Advertise may write
until heis BLACK In the face" be can.
not change II. Hamilton Is an assas-
ain, the head Of a gang that has
brought dltgiace TO Jackson and "a
Miesiasippi and put q shame upon the
Democratic psrty that II should max .
haste 10 bio, ont. lie Ia the product
Of the brutaliEirg penitentiary lease
sJl,em and the Isural result cf year,
as boss over helpless conyiets. 1.-The
lspeTmii,cd 10 escape tho responsIbll.
ny Tor the death Of the brave youns
editor will resi upon those who ara
parties 10 Il.
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90 UP WE CO.,

Is the booming head line the New
York Herald puts to a local report OF
the meeting Of the Common Council
OF that city to receive from the Tax
Commissioners the assessment rolls,
which show au increase Of the taxable
wealth OF the metropolis this year
amounting TO sSe,OO0,OOO. No surer
sign Of growth could be offered than
this. 1t beats mere words "all to
piece" II Memphis could profit in
this way by the honest increase
Of its taxable wealth each year,
II would not be long te-
fora every street In the city would be
paved, as we'll as that hail block on
Third street, which tx ,orts the admira-
ton Of everyone who travels over It..
And we could and would have an
honest assessment II the State would
set the example and sssess values
throughout its limits according TO the
sslesble price Of property, following
each years increase. Ths. Is the real
and the only honest plan OF assees-
msnt-it Is the one that Tennessee
must adopt, II II would put an end to
false statements, false returns and
falta avearino
The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-08
TRANSFERS..

The real estate transfers filed with
the county register yesterday are a.
follows:
Matt @. Galloway, IT,, to W. @. Bell
and wife, Blk lots in Clinch Subdivision;
$500.
A. Hatchett, receiver, to L. B. L atom,
10. 4, Rembert subdivision; sl8l5.
Memphis City Fire and General In.
surauce Company to Mrs. Julia r. L.
Collier, lot z, block As, 1880.
Clerss' Building and Loan Ass ocia.
ton 10 Isabella r. Hill, part OF lot 7,
block 80, in South Memphis, f2705.
b. NJ. siratton, 4. X. Thomas and J
o Rogers 10 X. II. Whilmore, trustee,
TO secure the payment Of two notes to
Lucy A. Whiimore for $i68 90 each,
lots aud s OF the b. Z. Norris sub.
division, on Norris avenue.
Lucy A. Whitmore 10 stralton,
Thomal x Roger, same lots as above,
Sl40O.
p. T.aldJ. 4. F rsy;h TO A. O. Arm.
strong, TO secure WIN x. Moore a Co.
in the sun OF i457 70 and J A Austin
d Co. In the rum OF $40, lots / and 2
Of Lambs subdivision.
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To THE HEADERS OF THE
APPEAL.

The APPEAL, ss has been announced
hitherto, will shortly present itself TO
its readers In q new typographical
dress, and will be printed from q
press Of the latest and most approved
design. To do this II will be put
to very great expense, but
II does so cheerfully, because
It believes that Il will aid In empha-
sizing the fact that tina people Of the
region from which it draws it's sup
port are prosperous and moved by the
spirit Of progress in all lines Of com.
mercial and industrial life. The Ar
PKAL would not be able TO provide the
costly equipment for which II
has contracted had II not
shared in he general prosperity.
Its circulation and advertising patron
age we're never 30 large as at the pres
en-; moment, and |. will strive with all
is energies 10 demonstrate Its appreci-
alton Of the isvors Of the past and to
win new iayors in the future.
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wrongfully taken from that county by
certain ofiicisls-H. h. wilkinson, ex-
Criminal Court clerk, and w. H.
Washington, ex.sttorney general.
Judge Reid charges that during Will
kinson's and Washington's terms of
Office they systematically disregarded
and violated the statutes and collected
from Davidson county large sums OF
money to which officially they were
not entitled. In his bill, Of which,
we publish synopsis in another col
umn, the judge recites the facts
seriatim, upon which he bases this
suit, the result OF which will be
watched for with great interest by the
officials OF every county in the State.
II there are any officials In Shelby
county who baye fallen into the same
error as Mr.. Wilkinson aud Mr..
Northumberland at most 1t Is only
an error-they will be especially In.
tefeeted In the result Of q trial that
will develop ct least q very full ex.
PLANTATION Of their rights and duties.
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THE IRATE COAHOMA COMMIT.

Is respectfully referred to the state
ment Of Mr.. ]. s. Caruthers, who
admits "the high state of feel.
ling to which both sides are
wrought by the exciting harangu.
Sings Of colored orators, backed up by
"clubs, their friends and white EN-.
"ployers and financial hackers" And
describing the writhing Of colorsd
gladiator in q very frenzy OF
passion, asks "who but wonders
"there was only one, pistol disc ;,
Mr.. J. s.Caruthers is good witness for
the ArrHAL. He says Eat one meet.
/" ing some speaker said 1t would not
" be removed 1.-THE Courshou,e] till
"hsll frozs over, whereupon C!arks.
dale responded they would roll II
"over on the ice." Mr.. Csrruthers
regrets the excited feeling,
"still he admires the earnest
nesl Of the whole country" Then he
tells OF excited move ais" gathering
TO interrupt a meeting Of people from
Fisrs Point, and he admits tie muir.
der Of the negro. In fact he
admits nearly everything OF moment
contained in the ArrEAL's interview.
But II Ia q good sign that some Of the
Clsrksdsls people protest. 1t proves
there are some Of them with pride sui
ficient to sustain free speech and op.
pose what Mr.. J. 8. CArruthers term,
one Of these casualties growing oul
"of the peculiar turbulence Of the
I" timss." They are very bad timel
when man Is murdered In plain sigh
Of many, and yet, s Csruthsrl
says, "Who did II, or ever
"what faction, may never be known
II II takes the last man and the las
dollar In Ooahoma, the people Of ths
county should not rest until the muir
derer Is brought to Justice.
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and drove away enterprises which
could only result Ia great benefit to
the city. The work yet remaining on
the grounds and to erect the depot
building would entail further ex.
pense Of between $500, 900 and $500, 600
and the projectors would not tolerate
many more hindrances aud expensive
obligations. He considered it strange,
after three intelligent members OF
the Council had submitted their
report, that the president should
announce his unalterabln determine
ton to oppose several provisions
thereof, no matter how long the time
given for Investigation. He was sorry
the time had thus far been denied Mr..
MADDEN, and explained that II would
be impossible for him to remain in
the city longer on account of pressing
engagements elsewhere. In case the
hostility was continued successfully
the property purchased for the depot
site could probably be sold ont for
other purposes.
Mr.. Hsdden rebuked Gen. Esbols
for his TRADE against him, and said he
had no right to consume the time OF
the Council In endesvoring to turn
the members against him.
The General explained that the
Prssiden. had misunderstood him
the remarks were not intended as a
TRADE, but q plain statement OF facts,
and that h. he'd only said be was sor.
ry Mr.. Hadden had not already had
time 10 examine 1t, and thus the mat.
ter terminated.
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CONDENSED TELEGRlMs.

ANNAPOLIS, MD.-Gov Lloyd today
signed the death warrant VI John
Thomas Ross, colored, convicted OF
the murder OF Emily Blown, sn old
white woman, whoss body he sold 90
the May land Medical University.
Friday, August Goth, 10 appointed for
his execution.
NV loRK.-The strike In the Del
matre works lie extending 10 a boycott
Of ia products. Plumbers are Tefus.
ing 10 make connections with Del.
matte pumps and builders to use ils
girdere.
HALIFAX, N. s.-Rey. +. q. Edge.
hill, chaplain general Of the British
army In London, wac Yesterday
elected bishop Of the diocese made
vacant through the death Of Biahop
Binny.
EyANsytlLE, IED.-Great excitement
prevail here over the recent deialca-
ton and aght Of County Treasurer
Miller. 1Hs has beer enhanced 10.
day by IN, aisht Of Prosecuting Attor.
nry Vance, who has been Diet cled
IN bnbing Jurors. Some OF the jurors
will probably follow him. II .rems
Impossible - secure any reputable cit
AN 10 take the tIeasuref's plare.
This was the second dsialcation Ia two
year,.
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The Resolution OF His Tern.

By Col. Montgomery: Resolved, That
the occupancy OF 100 feet square, or
less, Of the center Of Court Square be
given Shelby county; provided, said
county Of Shelby will build q court
house and sufficient buildings for all
city Offices and purposes, to cost not
less than $500 900, on said property.
The city to have the free uSe Of said
buildings forever. Received and re-
ferred to Messrs. Paterson, Montgom.
cry and Lee.
In urging the adoption OF his reso.
luton, Dol. Montgomery said he he'd
been In the council four years, and he
considered this the great act OF his
term. He could see In his minds eye
magnificent structure, in the heart
OF the city, and companion piece 10
the 'grest union depot, which wa,
surely coming. On either side Of the
courthouse was ample room or q
park, and thus three birds would be
killed with one stone.
Mr.. Graham remarked that he wal
glad he had let artesian we'll watei
alone, II that were its effect; the othel
members cou tn't see the point o.
par,nership with the county, and tn,
resolution weGt the way noted above
the understanding being that 1t wonlC
never amount TO anything more thar
q resolution. One reason given for III
reference b committee wss that tn,
member wanted to put In the way o
publ cation.